Olden Polynice vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Olden Polynice that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Olden Polynice

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Olden Polynice: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Olden Polynice 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Olden Polynice 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Olden Polynice 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Olden Polynice 7.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Olden Polynice 6.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Olden Polynice 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Olden Polynice 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Olden Polynice 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Olden Polynice 8,265 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Olden Polynice 7,110 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Olden Polynice 744 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Olden Polynice 516 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Olden Polynice 651 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Olden Polynice 1,058 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Olden Polynice .505 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Olden Polynice .192 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Olden Polynice .535 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Olden Polynice 12.5 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Olden Polynice 11.9 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Olden Polynice 2.2 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Olden Polynice 0.6 (1996) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Olden Polynice 1.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Olden Polynice 6.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Olden Polynice 6.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Olden Polynice 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Olden Polynice 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Olden Polynice 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Olden Polynice 236 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Olden Polynice 221 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Olden Polynice 12 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Olden Polynice 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Olden Polynice 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Olden Polynice 37 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Olden Polynice .547 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Olden Polynice .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Olden Polynice .543 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Olden Polynice 13.8 (1996) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Olden Polynice 12.0 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Olden Polynice 0.8 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Olden Polynice 0.8 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Olden Polynice 1.8 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.